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Artist: Peter Driscoll | Location: Columbia, SC

Scrimshaw - An Original American Art Form

Scrimshaw was first created in 1817. This piece has been fashioned to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the first signed and dated scrimshaw fashioned by a whaler from Nantucket. I am proud to present it at ArtFields 2017.

Scrimshaw-An Original American Art Formis a sampling of the thousands of my original engravings created in the last 20 years. Each piece has been engraved by hand on antique ivory piano keys with a sewing needle, then inked, polished, and framed. Please note that ivory has not been used for piano keys since 1955.

Artist Biography

Peter Driscoll

Columbia, SC

2010, Columbia, SC Continued activity as a working artist as well as in the local arts community.

2001–Present Founder and Owner, Watermark Products Company, a sole proprietorship. Specializing as a Scrimshaw artist, I have created (and sold) more than 2,300 pieces of original scrimshaw at over 100 juried and open regional and national fine art and craft shows, as well as hundreds of privately and corporate commissioned works.

ArtFields is a charitable program and event sponsored by Lake City Creative Alliance, which is a federally-recognized Section 501(c)(3) organization located in Lake City, South Carolina. Its mission is to enhance the area schools and greater community through both creative and audience development by fostering a culturally-rich environment, connecting our communities through the arts, integrating arts into the education system, and serving as the lead in cultivating and advancing our region's creative economy.